The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-02
Afternoon sessi Oh.
MIKE BUTLRR.

NIKE BUTLER,
night watchmsn at the county jail,
was the first witness introduced in
the afternoon session and testified:
Have been In my present position
since the 9Th Of February last; was a
policeman before then. Saw Ken
needy last fall for the first time. Saw
him in Jail in April last. He said
George Millington was the cause OF
his beng there and he would kill him
rs soon as he got out. l next saw
MilIington In the early part Of May
and told him what Kenn, dy had said
and that he had better look out for
him. He said he did not indict Ken
nedy. What Millington said ot jected
to by the State, bu. il Was ruled In by
the court
Cross examined-It was the second
night Kennedy had been In all, about
$3.50 or 0 O'Clock. / have been of the
police force since the lst OF January.
l got ell by order Of the Grand Cy-
clone, Mr.. Hadden, without cause.
Mr.. Millington and i are good iriends.
| went to q picnic with him at Hind
mans ferry since he was arrested.
On another occasion we went out
to Dr.. Duncan's and then 10
the cemetery. We stayed at the
picnic several hours. acted under
orders Of my superior, Mr.. Mason.
The law says the ,iler shall Keep the
prisoner tate, and there is the prisoner
now. We went to Hindman's ferry
in the daytime. | got my sleep from
o'clock in the morning until |
o'clock In the afternoon. We left NJ
1880 o'clock and got back at $3.50
O'Clock. ! have talked to Mr.. Milling
ton no moro than do to other prison
era. l deny emphaticslly that l have
been active in getting up WITNESSES for
him. Kennedy was put in jail on the
10Th Of April. told Millington Of
his threats about the 9th or 9th Of
May. / think Kennedy WAS out OF
jail then. | saw Millipgton at the
co. ner OF Madison and Second streets.
Millington said nothing to my warning
10 look out for Kennedy. Kennedy
said nothing about any one commit.
ting perjury.
Mr. EARLKY,
the merchant at whose store the kill.
ing occurred, testified that after Ken
nedy got ont OF jail he said he had
come back TO kill Millington, and he
would get him II he had 10 20 to his
home 10 get him. This occurred sew.
eral timeO, and | told Millinpton Of the
threats the first time, four or five days
before this killing, and on the day DO.
fore the killing. Millin yton KEEP, away
from town from the time Kennedy
came back from jail. told Milling,
ton Of the threats OF Kennedy al biz
home. | own the premises on which
the killing occurred. was la tbs
west cad Il store washing bottles at the
time. The house l. tiity.two feet long
and was about four feet from the
west end. didn't ses Millinglon un.
Ill sitter the killing. saw Kennedy.
though. He was facing north and
saw him raise up, then / heard q CUR
fire. He turned little more toward
.-me and was falling when heard tn,
second shot. ] couldn't see Kennedy
head as he rose. / went out on the
platform and Kennedy was lying or
his back, with his head pointing south
and Just breathing his last. Ed Pat
terson walked out just ahead Of m,
aud said, "Uncle George, don't shoe
him any more. Millipgton's repu,a
ton Is good. Kennedy's reputation
was bad.
Cross-tx amined-I have lived 10 tn
Millington nslghboi hood six years.
have known George Millington eigh
years well during the last ell
years. He sometimes comes 10 IN
ttote two or three times q day. ii
trades with me come but not n grea
deal. / was in the rear OF the stor
near the middle Of the store durin
the shooting. When | went bac
there about half an hour before Oh
shooting, Mr.. House was In the bao
door Idon't know where he was who
the killing occurred. couldn't ~
the back door from where ] was o
account OF the arrangement OF th
counters. The DIOR Ia not In the oeI
ter Of the house, and In about tweni
feet from the road. There Ia nothiu
to obstruct the view from the doc
All Millington aud Patterson wsr
alec In my store; they had been !
aud ont for several houm. thin
House got there abou, o'clock. IT.
last time | noticed either Of them b'
fore the shooting T. Patterson eau
by House in the back door. / don
know exactly what part Of the houi
Patterson and All MillinRton we're II
but | know they we're both there.
doa't think ! swore At the inqueI
that no one was In n
store but me. can't Temen
Der, but ] don't think did. NJ
Jones uked me lew questions.
think he asked who was IN the stIi
and / told him Millington and Pate
con. II taid at the inquest th
there was no one In the store | did n,
state the truth, but didn't say tn
no one was there, don't rememb,
positive tina, | was asked the question
and not remembering the question
can't say az 10 the answer. knew I
much Of lhe affair at the time Of N
inquest an ! do nov. think tol
tbs coroners Jury that saw kenn,
dy. l was asked al the inquest II
saw Millineton shoot. and | said NJ
but said saw Kennedy. had notl
ing against Kennedy. I had hear
that he said he would indlct me. II
told me himself that he intended
indict others. ! don't remember b
telling me that he would indict Nj
lington for perjury. He said thong
that he was going 10 kill Millingtol
The hrst Tins that he told me he WI
going 10 kill Millington he told me
private, and said he was going
get even with us. Millington To-
me last fall that Kennel
, had threatened mine On
Ike Nelson's life. lie said
, didn't want 10 hurt me. never tol
. United States Marshal Lucien Smil
: about Kennedy's threats. Ihave hl
, several indictments In this court.
! is reported that there 10 an indictms
, against me. ] think II was gotte
about q month ago. ] don't kno
! who indicted me. Kennedy WI
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